Reading this jibberish, three questions come to mind: why have we allowed Obama to make it so unpopular to achieve? Why do those who do so little expect so much from the most productive members of our society? And, why do people who pay nothing into the system have such strong opinions on how much the money should be confiscated in the name of “fairness” from the better earners and how that money is to be spent once confiscated?
Remove from the discussion the very young, very old, the infirmed and the very short-term unemployed; we are a civilized society and as such, we must take care of those who cannot care for themselves.
Now, everyone else is earning what they deserve. For the most part, wealthy people made themselves that way through good choices, sacrifice and hard work (I exclude from this group morons like Paris Hilton (and others whom inherited their wealth) and criminals).
Likewise, poor people made themselves that way. Yes, poverty is a choice. Chose not to finish high school, chose not to go to college, chose leisure over work, chose drugs, chose sitting on the sofa all day…that’s choosing poverty. In all cases (again, other than the very young, very old, infirmed, etc), poverty can be traced to a series of really bad decisions.
Redistributionist policies, like Obama’s, serve only to reward poor decision-making and grow the ranks of the poor. Why don’t people understand this very simple fact? (OK, so maybe that’s four questions).